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The backyard berry book by stella otto 284 pages this book provides handson advice to help gardeners create an edible landscape. A complete guide to growing fruit trees in the home garden, 2nd edition by stella otto, glenn wolff, et al. She and her husband eventually started their own diversified fruit farm in northern michigan. If you want to add fruit to your edible landscape, the backyard berry book and the backyard orchardist are excellent primers. I am a total newbie at this but i feel very prepared to make choices after reading this book. Her book contains separate chapters for strawberries, blueberries, brambles, grapes, kiwis, gooseberries, currants, lingonberries and even rhubarb in the backyard garden. Covers all you need to know for a backyard orchard. A handson guide to growing berries, brambles, and vine fruit in the home garden, stella otto explains how to bring this tradition back and raise lush crops of berries and fruit with pointers on soil nutrition, plant nutrients and mulching that will make your homegrown berries the envy of folks who only see them in the supermarket. She resides in northern michigans leelanau county, cherry capital of the world. The newly updated and expanded version of this classic hits perfect stride with the growing interests in uncommon fruits, container gardening, and natural fruit tree care. Stella otto once again supplies every last detail to successfully planning fruit trees. A handson guide to growing berries, brambles and vine fruit in the home. A raspberry bed in my front yard in anchorage and it was very productive as you can see.
How to choose apple varieties for the home orchard the cook. I didnt read the entire volume, but the backyard berry book is set up like author otto s awardwining the backyard orchardist and systematically with diagrams, charts, and references demonstrates how to set up and maintain berries and vine fruit in a home garden. The ultimate guide to fall berry planting gardeners path. Growing for market, the magazine for market farmers and gardeners, provides resources and information about growing and selling vegetables, herbs, flowers, and other farm products. See all books authored by stella otto, including the backyard orchardist. Heres handson advice from a professional horticulturist and experienced fruit grower to help gardeners create an edible landscape. Stella otto on backyard fruit trees dont miss an episode. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In todays economic hard times, what better way to stretch your budget than growing fruit trees and berries. The backyard berry book available at one green world.
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The backyard orchardist by stella otto otto graphics another good book by otto is the backyard berry book. Oct 26, 2017 well, that person is leelanau countys stella otto, and her idea came to life in two booksthe backyard orchardist and the backyard berry bookthat have become nearly holy texts of backyard. Youd have to thumb through a lot of different references in order to find the information in this one book. Bullocks permaculture homestead, orcas island, wa, usa. She has written for numerous magazines, appeared on the discovery channel, and been on npr and. A complete guide to growing fruit trees in the home garden, and the backyard berry book. Stella otto is an award winning author of two books and numerous magazine articles. A handson guide to growing berries, brambles, and vine fruit in the home garden, which was excerpted for a feature article in country journal magazine. The backyard berry book provides what is needed for any gardener to successfully grow everything from raspberries to grapes, currants to.
Chart published in the backyard berry book by stella otto, p. Includes many useful species and varieties to extend yield times, information on stacking and creating diversity. For many of the same reasons that i really enjoyed the backyard berry book, i enjoyed the backyard orchardist as well. A handson guide to growing berries, brambles, and vine fruit in the home garden by stella otto. The backyard berry book offers practical, handson advice to help any gardener novice or master gardener to grow and harvest strawberries, rhubarb, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, figs, and other small fruit successfully. Both books are indispensable howtos on growing your own berries and fruits to keep your family and your bank. Buy stella s books now and learn the benefits of fall garden preparation. The backyard berry book book columbus metropolitan. The backyard berry book by stella otto the backyard berry book offers practical, handson advice to help any gardener novice or master gardener to grow and harvest strawberries, rhubarb, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, grapes, and other small fruit successfully. A handson guide to growing berries, brambles, and vine fruit in the home garden at.
Whats wrong with my fruit garden 100% organic solutions for berries, trees, nuts, vines, and tropicals. A good overall reference on how to select and grow all types of berries for the backyard garden. Provides all the information you need to grow strawberries, rhubarb, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, lingonberries, currants, gooseberries, grapes and kiwi fruit. About stella stella otto the backyard fruit gardener. A handson guide to growing berries, brambles, and vine fruit in the home garden.
Stella otto is also the author of two books, one of which won the benjamin franklin award the backyard berry book, and the backyard orchardist. Forest gardening robert hart a wonderful work on growing and planning a warm temperate forest. Buy the backyard berry book to harvest berry picking hints and more. My favorite resource for berry growing information is the backyard berry book by stella otto. Hobby farm home stella otto was interviewed 51211 by martha stewart living garden editors tony bielaczycon the homegrown radio show. The book first explains the fundamentals of site selection, plant choice and.
Stella otto books list of books by author stella otto. Stella otto is the author of backyard orchardist 3. The backyard berry book both the garden novice and the more experienced greenthumb will harvest bushels of handson advice from an experienced grower and professional horticulturalist. A complete guide to growing fruit trees in the home garden. A handson guide to growing berries, brambles and vine fruit in the home garden. The backyard berry book stella otto the backyard fruit.
Nov 01, 20 for many of the same reasons that i really enjoyed the backyard berry book, i enjoyed the backyard orchardist as well. Backyard berry book backyard orchardist by stella otto. Stella has authored two books, the awardwinning the backyard. The backyard berry book a handson guide to growing berries, brambles, and vine fruit in the home garden book. The backyard orchardist stella otto the backyard berry book stella otto the grafters handbook rj garner concerning all facets of graft ing from simple propagation techniques to cotyledon grafting and topwork ing. Small scale farm operators will also find this book helpful. A handson guide to growing berries, brambles, and vine fruit in the home garden, and more on. The backyard berry book offers practical, handson advice to help any gardener novice or master gardener to grow and harvest strawberries, rhubarb, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, grapes, and other small fruit successfully.
The companion volume to backyard orchardist, this indispensable book has a similar format and is also packed with useful charts, tables and practical advice based on first hand experience. A handson guide to growing berries, brambles, and vine fruit in the home garden author. The apple grower by michael phillips chelsea green publishing these books are available at northshire bookstore. To dive even more deeply into the berrygrowing rabbit hole, check out one of my favorite references, the backyard berry book. Well, that person is leelanau countys stella otto, and her idea came to life in two booksthe backyard orchardist and the backyard berry bookthat have become nearly holy texts of. For the media stella otto the backyard fruit gardener.
Founded in 1971, our books, audio lectures and videos have helped thousands of farmers build healthy soil and successful farms. Stella otto has authored two books, the awardwinning the backyard orchardist. Buy stellas books now and learn the benefits of fall garden preparation. She gardens together with her husband, son, and daughter. Stella otto is a benjamin franklin award gold and silver medal winning author of the backyard orchardist. Author of the awardwinning the backyard orchardist and the backyard berry book, she has written articles for numerous magazines. How to choose apple varieties for the home orchard. Both books are indispensable howtos on growing your own berries and fruits to keep your family and your bank account healthy.
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